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Original Article

Dosimetry of Radiation Scattered to Thyroid Gland from Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation for Childhood Leukemia

Fumio Bessho Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Katsumasa Ohta Department of Radiological Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Atsuo Akanuma Department of Radiology, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Koh-ichi Sakata Department of Radiology, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 47-53 | Received 12 Jan 1993, Accepted 30 Mar 1993, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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